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Prof. McCabe Published in ASR

Prof. McCabe’s article, “Ready to Rent: Administrative Decisions and Poverty Governance in the Housing Choice Voucher Program,” was recently published in the…

November 21, 2022

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Prof. McCabe Appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development at HUD

After teaching about housing policy on the Hilltop for the last decade, Brian McCabe (SFS’02) is now leading housing policy development for the Biden Administration within the…

November 10, 2022

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Prof. Kato Interviewed by the New Books Network

In a recent podcast with the New Books Network, Prof. Kato and her co-editors were interviewed for the Recipe of Gentrification, their newly published.…

September 8, 2022

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Prof. Kato’s Work on Gentrification Featured in The Daily Show

An article written by Prof. Kato and her colleagues that was published by The Conversation was recently featured in The Daily Show segment on.…

September 8, 2022

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Sociology Seniors Present Final Posters

Our graduating seniors presented their final projects on Tuesday, May 3, at the Sociology.…

May 12, 2022

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Fighting for Food Justice: Sociology Professor Yuki Kato Researches Intersectional Effects of Gentrification in DC

Urban sociologist and assistant professor Yuki Kato, Ph.D., is working to bring awareness to issues related to urban agriculture in Washington, DC. An advocate for environmental…

March 3, 2022

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Prof. Kato Awarded Grant To Study D.C. Food Growers

Prof. Yuki Kato was awarded a grant by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to study access to resources and inequity among urban growers in Washington, D.…

January 13, 2022

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Prof. McCabe Co-Writes Washington Post Op-ed

Prof. Brian McCabe and his undergraduate research assistant, Kenan Dogan (SFS '23), together wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post on D.C.'s Fair Election Program, its effects on…

November 5, 2021

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Sociology Appears at the Fall 2021 Majors Fair

The Sociology Department took part in the annual Majors Fair this year, helping students explore new interests and encouraging them to join.…

October 22, 2021

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Prof. McCabe Shares New Report on D.C.’s Public Campaign Finance System

Prof. Brian McCabe, with co-author Kenan Dogan (SFS ‘23), examines the Fair Elections program, a public campaign finance system that “aims to transform the way political…

September 19, 2021